The starting signal for the 8th Schenna - Meran 2000 mountain run will be given on Sunday

The start of the Schenna - Merano 2000 mountain run takes place at 9.30 a.m. at the village square in Schenna and takes the participants on the ten kilometer long route with a very varied landscape, past orchards and vineyards up to mountain farms and over forest paths to “Gsteir”, through the “Naiftal”. "under Meran's local mountain "Ifinger" and at the end over the ski slope to the mountain station of the Meran 2000 cable car. The participants, who run three kilometers on asphalt and around seven kilometers on mountain paths, have to overcome a total of 1300 meters in altitude.

The favorites

In the men's category, the strongest mountain runner of the last decade, Jonathan Wyatt (seven-time mountain running world champion and Olympic participant in 1996 Atlanta and 2004 Athens), is one of the favorites, having already won this race three times. On Sunday, he confirmed his current strong form at the strong “Stellina” mountain race in Susa (Piedmont) by leaving the entire Italian elite behind him.

Also to be reckoned with is the Scot Robbie Simpson, who took third place in the international Kitzbühler Horn run last weekend. The South Tyrolean local heroes Michael Mamleev (athlete team), Gerd Frick and Martin Obexer (both Telmekom team) would also like to intervene in the fight for the podium places. We are also excited to see the unknown athletes from the New Zealand national team, who are currently preparing for the World Cup in Poland and will take part in the race as a whole. Glenn Hughes has his sights set on a podium finish.

The women's race also promises excitement: the favorite here is probably cross-country skier and mountain running specialist Antonella Confortola from Cavalese (bronze medalist at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin). Ljudmila Di Bert from Trentino, Helen Rontree from New Zealand and local hero Edeltraud Thaler (Telmekom Team) from Lana, who has always been on the podium so far, also have a chance of winning.

Last year, Hannes Rungger and Thaler from Sarn won. The women's course record is held by Hannes' sister Renate Rungger, who reached the finish line five years ago in 1:08.22 hours. The fastest man over the ten-kilometer distance two years ago, however, was one of the best mountain runners in the world, namely Abraham Kidane Habtom from Eritrea. He has a time of 57.06 minutes.

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The starting signal for the 8th Schenna - Meran 2000 mountain run will be given on Sunday

On Sunday, September 1st it's that time again: The ASV Telmekom Team South Tyrol is organizing the traditional mountain run from Schenna to the Meran 2000 ski area for the eighth time.

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